David Bryan

“In rock n' roll, there are notes that aren't like notes. They're something in between, and it's the way you scoop into it.”

“We never do the same set twice.”

“When you're on tour with the band, it's a different mentality. You don't sightsee because you're making sure you can do the show. But in musicals, I don't have to sing or play: I just have to use my brain, and the rest of the time, I'm free.”

“I just write the way I feel, and if it feels good to me, hopefully everybody likes it.”

“We have to play 'Livin' on a Prayer,' 'Bad Medicine.' We have to play them, and we want to play them, and that's what we're supposed to do. It's like going to see The Beatles and them not playing your favorite song. It's not the right thing to do.”

“In times of joy and sorrow, love or hate, peace and unrest, music has always been an important outlet for expressing our emotions individually and as a nation.”

“Whether you're black or white, you're a human - and that's what matters.”

“We really earned our keep by going door to door, going to every town, playing in every club.”

“I'd say that 98 percent of the bands we've played with through the years have either broken up or are stuck in some kind of '80s revival now.”

“Our job is to be performers and give everybody a great night where they can forget about their problems and the world's problems, because they're always going to be there. They were there since the beginning, and they're going to be there until the end.”

“I think, bad times, I sit down and I play - there's definitely certain songs that touch in certain ways. I go back to 'Moonlight Sonata' by Beethoven; that usually takes care of everything.”

“We love to make records, and we love to tour.”

“Before 'Memphis,' I had never considered working on a musical. But when Joe DiPietro sent me the script, I heard the entire score in my head.”

“When I'm playing in the band, I'm sweating - giving 120 percent.”

“'Memphis' lives in me, and I'm bringing it around the world.”

“Why would we want to do an experimental album? That's just selfish.”

“The American Music Awards mean more to us; that's a people's award, and we're a people's band. The Grammys are the critics.”

“I love my band. I love to play. I love to write.”

“When we get on stage, naturally, you just get out there and work it as hard as you humanly possibly can do it.”

“There's no way you can imagine going from kids in high school to being the best band in the world.”